Ideas & Recommendations

Here are some great things I have discovered and enjoyed recently!

1. "The Diving Bell & the Butterfly" DVD

I never saw this in the theater and recently rented it on Netflix. Wow. What an incredibly beautiful movie. Julian Schnabel, who directed it, is a painter and truly a renaissance man.

If you do not know the story, it is the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the editor of french Elle, who had a massive stroke and could not move his body or speak.
He dictated the book using an eyeblink for "yes" or "no" based on the alphabet letters asked.

The movie starts out with the viewer looking out as Jean-Dominique as the doctors speak with him, which sets the tone and makes you fully present. Awesome. If you have not seen it, rent it!

2. Jumping on a trampoline or rebounder (mini-trampoline)

It is a great feeling, but also one of the best exercises! It is great for toning, circulation, and carrying the lymph fluid through the body more efficiently.

According to Mike Nash in his book, Aggressive Health, "The lymph ducts expand during rebounding and the increased lymph flow flushes more toxins through your lymphatic system."

Natalia Rose, in her book, The Raw Food Detox Diet says that "rebounding literally squeezes the waste matter from our cells as we bounce effortlessly for just a short time."

3. "In one hour enough sunlight strikes the Earth to provide the entire planet's energy needs for one year."

MIT research on solar energy can be found at this link

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html